The color orange occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum at a wavelength of about 585–620 nm, and has a hue of 30° in HSV color space. It is numerically halfway between red and yellow in a gamma-compressed RGB colour space, the expression of which is the RGB color wheel. The complementary color of orange is blue. Orange pigments are largely in the ochre or cadmium families, and absorb mostly blue light.
Orange of different shades is a good choice in web design because it could give a stylish touch to your website and highlight the important elements of your design. Specifically speaking, orange connotes warmth, enthusiasm, attraction, encouragement and stimulation. Here is a showcase of vibrant and juicy orange inspired websites that will help you gain ideas on what has been done and start to think on using this color on your next design project. If you considering to create a minimalistic web design you could add colours without breaking the concept however most simple wordpress themes are white or featuring very few colours. Enjoy!
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